Successful two-marathon challenge

Five Kelowna woman run the Boston Marathon and Big Sure Challenge in a six day span

They did it.

A quintet of Kelowna woman, led by 76-year-old Liz Borrett, successfully completed two marathons in less than a week.

Borrett, Becky Williams, Astrid Varga, Charlotte Heidt and Sandy Wike all finished the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20.

Six days later, in Carmel, California, the five local runners all crossed the finish line at the 26.2-mile Big Sur Challenge.

Borrett, who won her age group (75 to 79) in Boston for the second year in a row, did the same at Big Sur with a time of four hours 20 minutes 37 seconds.

Williams, 56, completed the run in 4:42:20, while Varga, 64, finished in 4:44:34, good for 13th place in her age group.

Charlotte Heidt, 62, clocked in at 5:09:54, while Sandy Wike, 60, crossed the line in 5:10:67

 

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